Talk Horse

One of our most requested guests joins us this week, as eventing royalty Mary King sits down with Pippa and Tristan in the studio.

After an extraordinary 46 seasons at the top of the sport, Mary recently announced her retirement. She looks back on six Olympic Games, 13 championship medals and unforgettable victories at Badminton, Burghley and Kentucky.

From a completely unhorsey background to the very top of her game, Mary never took the easy route. She reflects on competing while pregnant, returning after serious injury, producing a homebred five-star winner and supporting her daughter Emily’s own career.

This is the remarkable story of one of eventing’s most admired and enduring stars. We’ll definitely need to get her back.
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Your new Friday tradition starts now!

What better way to get you in the mood for a weekend of galloping, trotting and mucking out than Free Rein Fridays? Join Pippa and Tristan as they chew the fat, discuss the latest gossip and dole out their advice.

It’s your chance to hear Pippa’s wisdom, Tristan’s jokes and get your burning questions answered.

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This week we welcome the multitalented Ashleigh, or Ash, Wallace to the podcast. Her career spans over 20 years in elite sport, supporting athletes across seven Olympic cycles, and boy does she have some fabulous wisdom to impart. Whether you're an elite rider, a weekend trotter or anyone wanting to improve your health this is the episode for you!

From representing South Africa in hockey to becoming an internationally renowned physiotherapist and, crucially for Talk Horse, former Head of Human Sports Science and Medicine at British Equestrian.

She shares her unique perspective on why managing health is a complex problem that requires "collective wisdom" and interdependent teams.

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How do you build an Olympic showjumping team from the ground up?

In this episode of Talk Horse, Pippa Funnell is joined by UAE Olympians Omar Abdul Aziz Al Marzouqi and Abdulla Mohd Al-Marri to discuss the incredible rise of showjumping in the United Arab Emirates.

They reflect on their journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, training under William Funnell, the horses that helped them reach the sport's biggest stage, and the ambition driving UAE equestrian sport forward.

The conversation also explores the importance of strong foundations, developing young riders, balancing elite competition with family life, and why representing your country is about far more than results.

It's an inspiring insight into one of the fastest-growing nations in international showjumping - and the people leading the charge.
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In this Talk Horse mini episode recorded at Pippa's home and training facility in Surrey, Yoshiaki Oiwa (Yoshi) joins us to tell the story behind one of the most historic moments in Japanese horse sport.

At Paris 2024, Yoshi helped Japan claim team eventing bronze, the country’s first Olympic equestrian medal in 92 years, while also finishing seventh individually. And he did it riding a horse Pippa knows better than most: MGH Grafton Street, her 2019 Burghley winner.

Yoshi opens up about the road to Paris, the pressure of riding for Japan, taking on a proven five-star star, and what that medal meant back home.

Plus, Pippa and Yoshi reflect on their shared connection to “Squirrel”, the highs and setbacks of a career at the top of eventing, and the extraordinary journey that took horse and rider to the podium at Versailles.

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